Alternative form of backbencher

A standard by which something is evaluated or measured. / A surveyor's mark made on some stationary object and shown on a map; used as a reference point.

(intransitive, followed by at) To give certain results in a benchmark test.

plural of benchmark

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of benchmark

(politics) A member of the British House of Lords or the Senate of Canada or Australia who sits on a cross-bench, or who proclaims independence or political neutrality.

simple past tense and past participle of benchmark

present participle of benchmark

A performance measurement according to a benchmark.

(derogatory) The misleading use of unrepresentative benchmark software results in marketing a computer system.